Piracy at Sea

[TheDonUK]

Ahoy and such...

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7643561.stm

Im not too knowledgeable about maritime laws, but whats to stop the crews of these ships carrying heavy weaponry specifically to defend against pirates?.

[Moonie]

Saw this at about 2AM on the news.

Their boss:


https://blogs.nashvillescene.com/pitw/medium_dr_evil_1.jpg
____________________
Don't practice it until you get it right, practice it until you don't get it wrong.
Presenting the one and only Chinkmobile

[Itchy]

Probably to do with where they are registered as if their home country doesn't allow weapons it is unlikely their vessels which are subject to such laws allow them.
____________________
Spain 2008France 2007Big one 2009 We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. In the end, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.

[Hetzer]

In international waters you are allowed to carry whatever commercially available weaponry you like, or so it was the last time I checked.

When you dock you are supposed to notify the harbour-master. Depending on the country the weapons may or may not be taken into secure storage until you leave.
____________________
"There's the horizon! Ride hard, ride fast and cut down all who stand in your way!"

[TheDonUK]

So it would seem logical that if you are sailing a boat full of valuable military hardware past a known piracy hotspot such as Somalia you would be armed to the fucking teeth?

I would be a good captain me

[Kickstart]

Hi

Depends how much you want to fight for the goods.

Small crew, lightly armed and not chosen for the job due to their combat experience would just mean larger and more violent hijackings. Few dead hijackers, but plenty more who would take the risk for the rich rewards and rather dead crews.

Only way to do it would be to have a large number of well trained armed guards (probably several times the size of the crews) which is almost certainly not economically viable for the shipping lines.

Although maybe they would be well away running the odd honey pot operation.

All the best

Leotj
____________________
Traxpics, track day and racing photographs - Bimota Forum - Bike performance / thrust graphs for choosing gearing

[D O G]

[Kickstart]

[Itchy]

[ZZr]

I read British warships were told not to arrest any pirates in case they demand assylum ,Unlike the French warships who swiftly deal with pirates immediately
____________________
bikers know why dogs stick their heads out of car windows

[Finglonga]

[tatters]

I,ve got a uncle who works as a engineer on a shell tanker, in the past they,ve had armed guards on board during both gulf wars and back in the late 60, early 70,s when they were doing runs to Vietnam.

What you really need to a high velocity cannon firing anything bigger than 20/30mm or even a old browning .50 as the biggest bit of kit the rag heads are going to have on there small boats are RPG,s and they have a much shorter range than a large caliber round .
____________________
Past:NRG50,AF1125(x2),NSR125RR,ZZR250,CX500,VFR400,KR1S,ZZR600(x2),CB400N,YZF1000(x2),KH125,Z200,FX400R,CBR954RR(x2)GPZ500S,GT550,VFR750F(x2),RD350N,XR650R,CBR600F,CB250,KDX250,YZF750R,CRM250,400EXC,KLR650,TTR600RE,DR350S,R100GSPD,RGV250,VMAX1200,DL650,KZ750 Present:G650XC,C12,CRF450X,1190ADV

[carlnicholson...]

My ex Police college lecturer insisted that the act of piracy in Her Majestys' waters is still punishable by capitol punishment.

Think he may have been smoking dope, but an interesting thought. Suppose it'd put me off hi-jacking a piece of shit fishing boat coming out of Rhyl.

Can't think of any valuable in our waters tbh!
____________________
"THOSE WHO RISK NOTHING, DO NOTHING, ACHIEVE NOTHING, BECOME NOTHING."

[chris-red]

I think they should make a reality T.V. show you have to phone in to nominate the the Special Forces that gets to raid the boat and then you can have wagers on how many pirates die/ hostages live.

I would vote SAS and all/none

Or the spetznatz (SP) all/all.

or the US SEALS/Delta Force all/all/boat sunk.
____________________
Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[.....]

I'd go with the SBS.